HOW TO BREAST FEEDING?
Depending on health, mood and general inclination, children usually also have
varying appetites like adult. However, the characteristic problem of many newborn
babies and others which can affect for children at different ages and can be
easy understanding by parents.
BREAST FEEDING
The problem with breast or bottle feeding usually arise during the first six
weeks. This is happen because mother and baby are new for this process and both
of them need time for learning to do it.
If your baby is having difficulty attaching to breast, ask a midwife to help
you. The size of your breasts is not important—even tiny breasts will
make enough milk for your baby. Sometimes, engorgement – when the milk
‘comes in’ on about the third day after birth—can make it
difficult for the baby to take the breast. Your midwife will show you how to
express a little milk to make the breast rather softer and easier for the baby.
It’s important to make sure the baby is ‘latched on’ to your
breast correctly. Her mouth needs to be wide open, with her tongue forward,
so she can take the breast into her mouth without making you sore. She can do
this best if you hold her chest to chest with you, with her body across yours
so she has no need to turn her head to feed.
Whenever your baby sucks, she stimulates the breast to ‘let down’
the milk that’s stored there. The other response made by your body is
to make more milk. So the more your Baby feeds, the more milk you’ll make.
If you ever feel you aren’t making enough, get an experienced person to
check your baby’s position at the breast, to make sure she can get a good
feed, and ‘tell’ your breasts to make more. You may also need to
feed more often for a while, to increase the production. Don’t take your
baby off the breast before she wants to come off. ‘Demand feeding’
is nature’s way of making sure you make enough milk to match your baby’s
growth needs.
Soreness is almost always caused by poor positioning. Which needs to be corrected
before healing can take place. Occasionally, thrush is a cause of sore nipples.
Your doctor will need to prescribe something for your nipples, and your baby’s
mouth, to eradicate the problem.
It’s not a gook idea to introduce bottles of formula while breast-feeding
is getting established. Your baby may get used to sucking from a teat, and become
confused when offered the breast again, which needs a rather different sucking
technique. Bottles will reduce baby’s appetite for the breast, which will
reduce the stimulation your breasts need in order to make enough milk.
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